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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘is a serial predator who terrorised his victims’, top profiler tells a German court

A TOP German detective has told a court why he believes Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is a dangerous serial rapist. The respected profiler told

7 Aug, 2024 @ 18:19

Lead·National News

Gibraltar-Spain football row rages on: UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Morata and Rodri over controversial chants following Euro 2024 victory

UEFA suspend Spain’s Alvaro Morata and Rodri for one match after ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ chants

UEFA, European football’s governing body, have handed out one match bans to Alvaro Morata and Rodri after the pair led chants of ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’

7 Aug, 2024 @ 13:51

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

Strikes announced at major airport in Spain: Passengers are told to arrive ‘earlier than usual’ throughout August

WORKERS at a major airport in Spain will continue their partial strike throughout the month of August, it has emerged. The industrial action has been

7 Aug, 2024 @ 13:03

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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IT costs you nothing and this week you can enter yet another competition to win a fabulous prize at www.theolivepress.es. After our giveaways to win

7 Aug, 2024 @ 12:35

Meteor shower dubbed the ‘Tears of San Lorenzo’ will soon be visible above Spain – here’s how to see it

A METEOR shower known as the Tears of San Lorenzo will soon be at its most visible in the skies above Spain. Also known as

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:12

Lead·National News

British tourists are told to ‘dress properly’ and ‘show respect’ by government of major resort in Spain – as locals blast topless visitors

BRITISH tourists have been told to ‘dress properly’ while walking through the streets of the Costa del Sol. A new campaign by the City Council

6 Aug, 2024 @ 17:10

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Fears for missing British father-of-two who ‘vanished from Spain’ almost a month ago

Have you seen Alex? Contact tips@theolivepress.es FEARS are growing for a missing father-of-two who has not been seen or heard from since taking a flight

6 Aug, 2024 @ 11:10

Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British tourist vows to ‘never return’ to this town on Spain’s Costa del Sol after seeing ‘shocking animal abuse’

A BRITISH tourist has vowed to never return to a Costa del Sol resort after witnessing ‘shocking’ animal abuse. A holidaymaker told the Olive Press

5 Aug, 2024 @ 17:20

Animals·Costa del Sol·Lead

Jay Slater’s cause of death is confirmed after body of British teen is returned from Spain: Family of bricklayer, 19, prepare for his funeral

THE cause of death for tragic British teenager Jay Slater has been confirmed by a UK coroner. It comes after the body of the 19-year-old

5 Aug, 2024 @ 16:43

Lead·National News

Fears of a new epidemic in southern Spain: Protesting locals demand a vaccine for deadly mosquito-borne virus following multiple deaths

LOCALS in southern Spain are demanding a vaccine to fight the deadly West Nile virus following an uptick in cases and two recent deaths. Residents

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:18

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Health experts detect ‘probable’ case of West Nile virus in young boy in southern Spain after town is placed on high alert for the disease

What is West Nile virus? All you need to know about the mosquito-borne disease as locals in Spain warn of ‘new epidemic’ following recent deaths

THE West Nile virus is seeing a surge in cases in southern Spain, sparking protests from locals this week. They are calling on health authorities

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:16

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Cats are being shot, brutally beaten and submerged in boiling water by ‘cruel’ locals in southern Spain, claim animal activists

CATS are being shot at, poisoned and deliberately run over by ‘cruel’ locals in southern Spain, animal activists have claimed. In a shocking statement, the

5 Aug, 2024 @ 12:03

Andalucia·Animals·Lead

Tragedy in Spain’s Murcia: Friends report woman missing before finding her dead body floating in the pool of private finca

THE body of a 31-year-old has been found floating in a private pool in Murcia. The unnamed woman was discovered by her friends late on

5 Aug, 2024 @ 11:32

Lead·Murcia

Watch: ‘Supercell’ tornado tears through Spain following week of extreme weather

THIS is the moment a ‘supercell’ tornado tore through eastern Spain over the weekend. Video shared online shows the weather phenomenon passing through Castellon, in

5 Aug, 2024 @ 10:51

Lead·Weather

Will it be an Alcaraz v Djokovic Olympics final? Tennis fans salivate over dream clash as both rivals prepare for their semi-finals in Paris today – this is when the action starts

TENNIS fans are salivating over a potential Olympic men’s final between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard, 21, from Murcia, secured his

2 Aug, 2024 @ 09:01

Lead·Sport

Warning for Brits visiting Spain: Major airport is ‘struggling to cope’ with passport stamping system – forcing dozens of people to miss their flight

**EXCLUSIVE** BRITISH tourists in Spain have reported missing their flight home due to delays at a Spanish-operated passport control. A passenger at the Lanzarote Arrecife

2 Aug, 2024 @ 08:24

Lead·Travel News

Autumn arrives early in Spain: Temperatures to plummet by up to 10C today amid storms, rain and hail

Freak weather warning in Spain: Major holiday destination is on alert for storms, rain and hail today – while other areas bake in +40C

SPAIN is a tale of two worlds today with simulatenous weather warnings in place for +40C temperatures and freak hail storms. In Malaga on the

2 Aug, 2024 @ 08:22

Lead·Weather

Heat warning for Spain’s Costa del Sol: Experts activate orange alert as mercury to exceed 40C today

MUCH of Malaga province is on an orange alert for extreme heat today. According to official weather agency Aemet, temperatures will reach highs of 39C

2 Aug, 2024 @ 08:06

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys romantic yacht holiday in Spain with his partner Georgina Rodriguez

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has once again chosen Spain to take a romantic break with his partner Georgina Rodriguez. The football star, 39, spent a few days

1 Aug, 2024 @ 16:10

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Italian fugitive who killed his uncle and threw his corpse into a furnace hid in Marbella before being found under a bed clutching €50k in cash

AN Italian fugitive wanted for the horrific murder of his uncle has been captured after hiding out in Marbella. The 39-year-old was staying at a

1 Aug, 2024 @ 15:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Watch: Girl in Spain finds huge snake slithering in her bed – and has no idea where it came from

THIS is the moment emergency services recovered a snake from the bedroom of a young girl in southern Spain last night. At around 3.55am, the

31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:33

Animals·Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

Red alert in Spain: Weather experts warn of serious risk to life as temperatures to soar past 40C today

PARTS of Spain have been placed under a red weather alert due to extreme temperatures today. The mercury is set to comfortably surpass 40C in

31 Jul, 2024 @ 10:45

Lead·Weather

Brits are warned against visiting this city in southern Spain during the summer

A BRITISH tour guide has warned tourists against visiting this city in southern Spain due to blistering summertime temperatures. It is a well established fact

30 Jul, 2024 @ 11:38

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Jasmine Harman reveals her favourite fruit that can only be grown in Spain – but you’ll have to get them quick

JASMINE Harman has revealed her love for a special kind of fruit that can only be picked in Spain during a certain time of year.

26 Jul, 2024 @ 16:54

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

Santiago Apostle Day in Spain: Why and where the religious holiday is celebrated today – as centuries-old mantra is adopted by far-right movements

MILLIONS of Spaniards will enjoy a public holiday today as regions across the nation unite to celebrate the Day of Santiago Apostol. Santiago – better

25 Jul, 2024 @ 17:12

Galicia·Lead·Politics

Ex-Prime Minister of Spain visits popular restaurant in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara

A FORMER prime minister of Spain has been spotted dining at one of San Pedro’s most emblematic restaurants. Jose Aznar, 71, and his wife of

25 Jul, 2024 @ 17:08

Food & Drink·Lead·Marbella

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